THE DOs AND DONT’s DURING A GAME DRIVE . Ensure you get guests interests - [ ] Avoid over speeding to enable you and your guests to be able on the look out for the animals. - [ ] Encourage your guests to equally participate and on the look out for the animals - [ ] Whenever you see animals and guests want to see them, stop and explain briefly about what you see - [ ] Try to be scientific as possible, update yourself on the books you have . Remember you may have scientists and other learned people in the same vehicle and people who may know more about animals than you. - [ ] Explain other things of interest in your area, birds 🦢 , landmarks - [ ] Avoid off-road drive as much as possible - [ ] Do not dominate the talking - [ ] Avoid just pointing out at something you do not explain, for instance trees. Some trees are very useful locally; othes have medicinal properties while others are extremely poisonous, explain these whenever you pass eg Teminalia spinosa -A favorite staple for Giraffes 🦒 - [ ] Avoid arguments with your guests, The guests is always right . Keep off your controversial subjects like politics, religion that may develop in different opinions. This does not mean you can’t mention on traditional cultures like African prayed god under same chesen trees by offering sacrifices such as goats under such trees .

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